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Hi Bill, it was actually frustration with these sites that prompted
this. My mind and their classifications have never meshed. In the days
of hard copy catalogues I could browse to a picture that looked close,
then check the data sheet on line, but now unless I know which
classification to look in I can't get at a parametric search, and even
then I can't search how I want to. I'd waded through well over 150 data
sheets on Mouser and Digikey before I got really fed up with the whole
process.
I'm sure I'm not the only one who has space constraints as a prime spec.
Switches are almost as bad.
Al
On 12/08/2014 10:37 PM, Bill Knight [email protected] [msp430] wrote:
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> Al
> You probably do this anyway but thought I'd mention it,
> just-in-case. When I need to sift through multiple manufacturers to
> find a part that fits my needs, I many times start at the Mouser &
> DigiKey web sites. They are not perfect and do not carry every brand
> but are usually a very good starting points. Both have a selection
> process to allow zeroing in on the parts they carry that meet your
> needs (number of pins, pin spacing, right-angle, etc.) and both have
> links to the data sheets to check the details.
> Anyway, just a thought.
> -BillK
> R O SoftWare
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> On 08/12/2014 1:56 AM, Onestone [email protected] [msp430] wrote:
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>> Am I the only person who has this problem? Connectors are a perennial
>> pain in the butt. I want a connector to meet certain criteria, but
>> on-line catalogues don't think my way, they want you to know the
>> connector type before hand, and to understand how they choose to
>> group them.
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>> Currently I'm having that issue. I want a connector that occupies
>> minimal board space. i need 4 pin versions and 2 pin versions. i want
>> the connector to be right angle PCB mount, smd or though hole doesn't
>> matter. I have plenty of PCB real estate, just not a lot of width.
>> maximum width is 8mm so lots of scope for 1.27mm pitch stuff. I need
>> the mating receptacle to have solderable connections, and to also fit
>> into the 8mm width, although I could stretch to 10 maybe. Does
>> anybody have any useful suggestions please! The connectors should be
>> robust and not dislodge easily, but positive lock in that small
>> format is probably out of it.
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>> Thanks
>>
>> Al
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